Ira Abramov wrote: >> we don't need to help this crap enter the FOSS world. >> > > what has it got to do with software licences exactly? Nothing, nor did Oron suggest otherwise.
Certificates are a vicious cycle designed to keep the under-talented employed in exchange for money. It is vicious because it places the talented at a disadvantage. It went as far as to have a course I attended (not FOSS) where the person in charge of all the courses entered the classroom, asked the teacher to address the students, and then went on for five minutes about how these certificates are crap, but it makes your CV more attractive to potential employers, himself included. When he was done I stood up and mentioned that I carry none of those certificates, and yet am still teaching that course. > don't confuse your right for freedom with the rights > of the capital forces to do what they do. That's what happend to > Greenpeace, when some 20 years ago they switched from pro-nature hippies > to anti-corporate politicians. you are picking the wrong targets. > Maybe, but the FOSS world is, currently, relatively free of such nonsenses, and I would sure want to see it remain so. Unfortunately, I am not optimistic that this will remain the case. As more money is put at stake, so will more people want to participate, and the certificates will take a bigger and bigger role. The only positive aspect is that these certifications lower the standards for the quality of people who deal with FOSS, and so the average salary will decrease and the claims that Linux is more expensive to maintain. The bottom line is that a wide spread use can only be achieved when some of the people doing the maintenance are less skilled but cheaper. > (disclaimer: I once gave a week's course at such a school, though not > for certification, nor am I certified by any official body) > I don't have much against taking a course in order to know more. I'm only against taking a course for certification sake only. Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lingnu Open Source Consulting ltd. Have you backed up today's work? http://www.lingnu.com/backup.html ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
